New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-26
GOV. HILLS LITTLE GAME.
HE WIrHDRAWS THE NOMINATIONS OF
MEsSRS. BAKER AND ROGERS.

Ir-H.s MESSAGE or FRiDA AZ RECORDED IN MON
DAYS JouRNAL-sECRErARY RICE IGNORED.
ley TELEGRAPH THE TRrBUSE.l
A,n.xy. Aprfl 2S-Governor Hill made another move
tonightin game that heis playing Oh peanut poll
ties by Withdrawing the nominations OF Isaac " Baker
and william E. Rogers for Railroad Commissioners, and
renominatng william A. Armstrong and James A.
Buckbee This Is appendix to his action last day III
scoldng the Senate for confirming his mountainous
Certainly he has not given the Senate much time 10 CON
slider the nominations of Messr Baker and Rogers Ihe
names we're submitted the senate only last wednes-
day and wcro not acted solely because OF the ao
sence Of several Of the Senator'S There was no ques
tion of their confirmation the present week.
A soon as the tonight the Governor witn
drew tho nominations Of Messrs Baker ana Rogers
This was an Of bad faith, for he had implicitly sara III
his message Friday that he would await the senates
pleasure inregard to the nominations IL is pain 'hat
he said did In mockery, that at no moment did
he intend TO permit the Senate have chance TO con-
firm tho nominations
The Republican Senators, before they went to the
Genafe Chamber tonight, had conference at the Ken
more Hotel In regard TO what thei- action should
DO upon the revolutionary course Of Lieutenant
Governor Jones last Friday in admitting the
Governors message 1t resolved to refus e
TO recognize the message officially IN the pos
session Of the Senate and rot 10 permit
menton Of In Fridays journal Owing to the absence
of Senators Sloan and Smith it resolved to caucus on
the nominations OF Messrs Baker and Rogers tomorrow
Than the Senators the Capitol There they found
the biggest house OF tho session" The stormy time OF
last Friday had to the Capitol hundreds of the
citizens Of Albany The galleries and floor were damned
with people. The Senators could hardly reach their
seatA Governor Jones was In his chair look
ing ready the fray 1t said that he had big new
naet under his desk and bound to keep order even
II he assumed all the prerogatves of the Senator'S The
Governors secretary. William G. Rice, was present with
big blue envelope in hand and roll OF Manuscript
in the other
II the Republicans had prepared for atheatricaldcmoh-
stration had the Democrats The curtain rouea up
on the Democratic farce at first No sooner had the CHAP
lain prayed than the Lieutenant Governor said In
loud voice, Message from the Governor" Private
Secretary Rce advanced the centre Of the foor un-
rolled his manuscript and said in clear tone:
al have here three several messages from the Gov
ernor One is veto message, second withdraws the
nominations Isaac v. Baker jr and William f. Rogers
for Railroad COMMISSIONER and the third dominates
William A Armstrong and James A. Buckbee for Rail
road Commissioners"
No secretary has before read such an announce
ment The custom is for a secretary Z" say merely
"Message from the Governor" and then the document
Is read by the clerk Of the Senate.
Senator Murphy, the Democratic leader, moved that
the senate should 80 into executive session to act
on the last nominations
"But- said Senator Pitts the Republican leader
therc a very serious question whether these nomina
lions of Messrs Baker and Rogers can be withdrawn
This speech defines the Republican position toward the
nominations They doubt If Governor Hill can withdraw
the nominations Of Messrs Baker and Rogers without
the consent Of the Senate They at least intend 10 exam
inc the law on the subject before they act the new
nominations of Messrs- Buckbee aud Armstrong.
Jones desired the clerk to read the
message Of the Governor making the Withdrawals and
nominations sonator Pitts moved that the message
should be laid on the table This was done by party
vote of to 10 The Republicans contend that they have
no official knowledge OF the withdrawal OF the names OF
Messrs Baker and Rogers
The Senate then turned the consideration OF the con-
ict between the Leutenantovernor and the Senate on
Friday Clerk vrooman in his journal makes no mention
OF the message Of the Governor senator Murphy for
the moved that the message should be put in
the journal long debate followed upon this motion,
the Republicans resisting its adoption Senator Murphy
argued that message from the Governor was always re-
ceiyabe and stated that the minority simply asked that
reception of the message should be recorded In the
Journal
Senator Pitts defended the action OF the Republican
Senators last Friday refusing 10 permit OF the inter
ruption Of the roll call TO adjourn dangerous nhoNa
ton had been attempted The Northumberland had
overrdden the rules Of the Senate Clerk Kenyon had
not refused take the message. and he would have
taken the message but after he had take it the docu
men would have come under the orders Of the Senate
1T could have been read not the Senate pleased
The message had been really delivered 10 the
Senate and would challenge the minority to state an
instance OF the stopping OF roll to receive any docu-
ment The Lieutenant Governor had read the message
for his edcati0n and for that OF no one else IL
vas the seuates right to refuse from the Gov
ernor II desired II might be IN bad taste 10 DO So
but the Senate had the right 1t was for the Senate ana
not the to decide whether 1t would
receive the Governors message He would like TO call
attention TO the Governors haste in withdrawing the
nominations OF Messrs Baker and Rogers and not giving
the Senate chance to confirm them
Senator wemple, who has been In Congress- said orthe
Democrats that In Congress message from the Prcsi
dent received while roil-es was IN progress o
Senator Pitts replied that Congress made It's own rules
and the Legislature had its rules senators Ranrs We'd
der aud Coggeshal made Arguments in support OF the
Republican position and reply was made by Senator
Yagap. who defended the course OF the Democrats g..
vote sas o sbs Governor upon IN, and
Il 1as Sss,en By vote Of 10 to - the Republicans
Thsl, senator Pitts ravsly inquired II tbere not
message from the Governor on the
desk Jones replied that there was none on his DESK
but there was the clerks desk. This upon mo
ton was iou9d TO be the message a'
thus recognized The existence q the aosnn,sns ws
then Formally read TO them ana mus becomes pA'' VI
n The sense then turned It's attention to other matters
humber Of bills which 1t was feared would be vetoed
The Senate then adjourned
to dsterne their future course in view Of the Cover
nors nominations to-day may be that the Attorney
Of tbs Governors power withdraw nominations with
the consent OF the Senate One thing clear and
that Is that Messrs Armstrong and Buckbee Will not be
continued From present APPEARANCES none OF the
sixty-iiye Offices In the Governors gift Will
he Tiled this year. 1t has been Suspected for sew
ersl months that no desired TO postpone filing these
offices until year and then this fa make great
effort to elect Democratic State Senate. With the Sen
ate Democratic te Governor OF course, could MI tie
PATRONAGE and Democratic delegates 70 the National
Democratic Convention. the Governor seemingly cares
nothing the welfare OF the people OF the State s
withdrawal of the nominations or two such experienced
honest able officials Isaac V. Baker, w., and VIII
lam T. Rogers is proof Of this.
Mr. JONESS INCONSISTENCIES
ASKING Luther CALDWELL FOR AUTHORITIES TO
sCsTAIN LIE PIINCIPLE WHICH Ills RULING